![In room 4101, Natalie Patterson ‘26, Ariana Magor ‘25 and Celina Salazar ‘25 create a poster in science teacher Kerry Reilly’s Chemistry Honors April 18. The three completed a worksheet and drawing to explain the implosion of a tank for their unit on gas laws. “At the start of class, we watched a video of the tank imploding,” Patterson said. “I think [making a drawing] is something new. I like more artsy activities.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5019-1200x900.jpeg)
![The girls varsity soccer team walk back to their bench during halftime April 1. The Jags played against the Castle View Sabercats at the Douglas County Stadium and scored 3-0 W. “It felt really good [to beat Castle View]. I feel like that was a big win for us because knowing that we came together to beat a pretty good team has definitely given us some leverage for this season,” attacking midfielder Grace Rossner ‘24 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_4906-1-1200x1057.jpg)
![English teacher Colleen Lamb grades College Prep English assignments during period two Nov. 10. Lamb, who has been teaching for 27 years, decorates her classroom with posters and handmade college flags from her senior students. Everything I enjoy about English happens primarily in the classroom, Lamb said. So, thankfully, the college [I worked at] had a teaching program, and I was able to do my post-grad work for free while I was working [there].”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1158-1200x900.jpeg)
Three, two, one… it’s the final countdown.
Finals for periods one and two begin today, Dec. 18. Each day from Dec. 18 through Dec. 21, there will be two finals, running from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., then from 9:40 a.m. to 11:10 a.m., with a 10-minute passing period in between. On Thursday, Dec. 21, only period seven final will take place, with the second final exam time slot used for make-up finals.
“[I] make sure to not procrastinate [studying],” Sophia Levesque ‘25 said. “That always makes things more stressful.
Every day, the finals are followed by a 10-minute Seminar check-in and Access as needed for the remainder of the day. There is no school Friday, Dec. 22.
Schedule changes with counselors will also occur today in the upper main hallway from 11:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
